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Cures Within Reach

Over the past decade, UVA Health System has attracted some of the brightest minds who have cultivated many of the best medical ideas in the world. These individuals are re-writing textbooks, pioneering groundbreaking new treatments, and accelerating the search for cures.

They are making hope possible for patients today, and for those who will follow 10, 20, 30 years down the road.

It takes private support to jumpstart discovery and make great leaps in human knowledge possible. Donors across the Health System help us attract, retain, and energize talented investigators who have the freedom to pursue their best ideas—not just the ideas that are safe or easily fundable. These individuals are unlocking clues about the building blocks of disease, identifying ways to improve patient outcomes, and speeding advances in the lab to the bedside where they are desperately needed.

Beating the Odds

In 1950, a child with cancer was not likely to survive. But today, just three generations later, four out of every five children who receive a cancer diagnosis can expect a much better outcome. In fact, it’s a scientific milestone that Dr. Michael Engel ranks alongside landing on the moon or splitting the atom.

Changing the Face of Lung Cancer

A New Vision for Drug Development

Gaining FDA approval for a new drug takes an average of 12 years and $2.6 billion. That’s a waiting game that consumes two precious resources critical for saving lives—time and money. It’s also a scenario that UVA ophthalmologist Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati believes he can improve.